You’re a surgeon who wants to learn a new procedure but the
pioneering doctor performing the operation is in Houston and you’re in
Seattle. Besides, you can’t always see well from the gallery. Instead,
you can watch the surgery in high definition on your computer, tablet or
even on your mobile phone.

You’re a medic at the scene of an accident but a victim’s condition
is beyond your ability. Call up an ER doctor at the hospital, and
because he or she can see the patient, they are better able to guide you
through the process, than if it was described on the phone.

Streamlined Medical Care

Welcome to enhanced 21st Century medical care and the rapidly growing area of personal telepresence
and video conferencing. These practical applications are taking video
conferencing beyond chatting with friends and family at a distance. The
future is now as the technology is already being used for these purposes
and more. Wouldn’t patients love to cut down on traveling to the doctor if they
could turn on their computer and visit the doctor? House calls return.

With businesses, patients and the medical profession looking for ways
to trim costs, telepresence can achieve that without sacrificing care.
According to Telepresence Options:

“It could be a cost-saver too. Some industry analysts have said
remote monitoring could lead to savings of 20 to 40 percent by reducing
unnecessary hospitalizations and catching chronic problems early. Others
have cited pending doctor shortages -- a national gap expected to reach
130,000 by 2025, as the baby boomer retirement wave crests -- as reason
to embrace remote health-care technology.”

Walk-in Telehealth Kiosks

Vidyo
recently signed a contract with HealthSpot(TM), a pioneer in patient and
provider driven healthcare technology. HealthSpot has integrated Vidyo
technology into its cutting-edge telehealth station that provides
high-quality medical diagnostics to acute care patients anytime,
anywhere. Anchoring the telehealth system is the HealthSpot(TM) Station,
a private, walk-in kiosk that offers patient access to diagnosis and
treatment by board-certified doctors, via Vidyo-powered HD
videoconferencing and interactive digital medical devices. This provides
patients a face-to-face experience with a board-certified doctor who
could be miles away. Each station is supported by a certified medical
attendant who facilitates check-in, helps patients with devices as
needed, and sanitizes the kiosk after every visit.

With continuing emphasis on “being green,” reducing
doctor visits will cut back on the fuel patients would use to drive to
the doctor. With kiosks like HealthSpot, there will be a reduction in
paper work. Not to mention, the improved efficiencies with doctors delivering direct one-on-one remote consultations.